Becoming Greece
Law, Morality, and Culture
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Encounter Books,USA
Publishing:21st Aug '25
£23.99
This title is due to be published on 21st August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

A wide-ranging collection of essays from one of America's leading public intellectuals
In Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth acclaimed political philosopher and legal scholar Robert P. George tackles one of the most vexing issues dividing Americans today. He argues that the "Age of Faith" of the Medieval period and the "Age of Reason" of the European Enlightenments have been followed by a modern "Age of Feeling," in which people derive their beliefs not from faith or reason—or faith and reason—but from emotion, which becomes the central source of truth. And so, many have embraced a fierce moral absolutism on the basis of beliefs that are the products of nothing more than subjective inclinations and experiences.
This collection of essays challenges the "Age of Feeling" by appealing to reason in the pursuit of sound moral understanding on crucial and contentious topics of human dignity, the definition of marriage, philosophy of law, constitutional law, the nature of civil liberties, free markets, and others.
Robert George has taught generations of students at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and he has long proclaimed that a teacher's sacred mission is to form his students to be determined truth seekers and courageous truth speakers. In Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth he shows us how it is done.
"A friend of mine for decades, Professor George is a man of thought, of faith, and of action. In this book, he teaches us that the highest objects of learning are also the firmest basis of action. We all need to understand that both to know and to act. He is one of the best to help us."
—Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College
"Taking aim at the superficial dichotomy between faith and reason, these essays brilliantly reveal in a variety of contexts how faith can purify reason and reason can fortify faith."
—Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita, Harvard University and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
"Robert George is perhaps the greatest living philosopher in the United States. His work is indispensable, his wisdom incontestable."
—Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire
"With characteristic perspicacity and grace, Professor George clarifies the most pressing debates of our age. Even those readers most keen to disagree with him will delight in this masterclass on how to think. He offers piercing insight on matters ranging from the nature of body and soul to Scruggs-style banjo. This book is a powerful resource for anyone curious about what it means to be human."
—Michael Knowles, #1 national bestselling author of Speechless
ISBN: 9781641774215
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312 pages